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City of Men
City of Men

City of Men

An unforgettable tale of friendship and survival in a city where the greatest challenge is growing up.

Genres

Drama

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Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$307076

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

31 August 2007

Country

Brazil

Cast

Douglas Silva

Douglas Silva

Acerola ´Ace´

Darlan Cunha

Darlan Cunha

Laranjinha `Wallace´

Jonathan Haagensen

Jonathan Haagensen

Madrugadão ´Midnight`

Rodrigo dos Santos

Rodrigo dos Santos

Heraldo

Fábio Lago

Fábio Lago

Ceará

Maurício Gonçalves

Maurício Gonçalves

Nestor

Camila Monteiro

Camila Monteiro

Cris

Naima Silva

Naima Silva

Camila

Eduardo 'BR' Piranha

Eduardo 'BR' Piranha

Nefast ´Fasto´

Luciano Vidigal

Luciano Vidigal

Fiel

Pedro Henrique

Pedro Henrique

Caju

Vítor Oliveira

Vítor Oliveira

Clayton

Vinícius Oliveira

Vinícius Oliveira

Clayton

Babu Santana

Babu Santana

Jonathan Azevedo

Jonathan Azevedo

Claudio Jaborandy

Claudio Jaborandy

Jersiano Vieira

Jersiano Vieira

Soldado Morro do Careca 2

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